Consumer Privacy
Polselli v. Internal Revenue Service
This case concerns the scope of the IRS’s obligation under a federal law to provide notice to individuals that it is seeking their records from a third party, such as a bank, accountant, or lawyer.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Florida
May 2015
Consumer Privacy
United States v. Quartavious Davis
In 2010, the government obtained four people's cell phone location records over a 67-day period in a criminal investigation in Florida, without a warrant.
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Florida
May 2015
Consumer Privacy
United States v. Quartavious Davis
In 2010, the government obtained four people's cell phone location records over a 67-day period in a criminal investigation in Florida, without a warrant.
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2014
Consumer Privacy
Free Speech
Abidor v. Napolitano
The ACLU, the New York Civil Liberties Union and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers have filed a lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) policy of searching, copying and detaining travelers’ laptops, cell phones and other electronic devices at the border, even when DHS has no reason to believe a search would reveal wrongdoing. A federal judge granted the government's motion to dismiss on December 31, 2013.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2014
Consumer Privacy
Free Speech
Abidor v. Napolitano
The ACLU, the New York Civil Liberties Union and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers have filed a lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) policy of searching, copying and detaining travelers’ laptops, cell phones and other electronic devices at the border, even when DHS has no reason to believe a search would reveal wrongdoing. A federal judge granted the government's motion to dismiss on December 31, 2013.
North Carolina
Oct 2010
Consumer Privacy
+2 Issues
Amazon.com, LLC v. Kenneth R. Lay
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North Carolina
Oct 2010
Consumer Privacy
+2 Issues